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A new catalyst based on disposed red mud for the efficient electrochemical reduction of nitrate-to-ammonia

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When electrocatalytic nitrate reduction meets copper-based atomic site catalysts

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Efficient carrier transfer induced by Au nanoparticles for photoelectrochemical nitrogen reduction

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Mixed-valence Cu-based heterostructures for efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 9086
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Rare-earth La-doped VS2−xfor electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

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